"Love"" is the first Bond film in the series with John Barry as the primary soundtrack composer. The theme song was composed by Lionel Bart of ""Oliver!"" fame and sung by Matt Monro, although the title credit music is a lively instrumental version of the tune beginning with Barry's brief ""James Bond is Back"" then segueing into Monty Norman's ""James Bond Theme"". Monro's vocal version is later played during the film (as source music on a radio) and properly over the film's end titles. Barry travelled with the crew to Turkey to try getting influences of the local music, but"
"<nowiki>*</nowiki> Not heard in the film From Russia with Love (soundtrack) From Russia with Love is the soundtrack for the second James Bond film of the same name. This is the first series film with John Barry as the primary soundtrack composer. John Barry, arranger of Monty Norman's ""James Bond Theme"" for ""Dr. No"", would be the dominant Bond series composer for most of its history and the inspiration for fellow series composer, David Arnold (who uses cues from this soundtrack in his own for ""Tomorrow Never Dies""). The theme song was composed by Lionel Bart of Oliver! fame and"
"the only film to have more than one opening theme. The ""James Bond Theme"" reached 13 in the UK Singles Chart, and remained in the charts for 13 weeks. The opening credits of ""From Russia with Love"" were accompanied by an instrumental version of the main theme, arranged by John Barry and written by Lionel Bart. A single by The John Barry Orchestra reached 39 in the U.K. At the film's end, a vocal version by English singer Matt Monro is heard. This song spent 13 weeks in the U.K. charts, peaking at 20. ""Goldfinger"" was the third soundtrack composed"
"""Dr. No"" music; the post-rocket-launch music from ""Dr. No"" is played in ""From Russia with Love"" during the helicopter and speedboat attacks. ""From Russia with Love"" premiered on 10 October 1963 at the Odeon Leicester Square in London. Ian Fleming, Sean Connery and Walter Gotell attended the premiere. The following year, it was released in 16 countries worldwide, with the United States premiere on 8 April 1964, at New York's Astor Theatre. Upon its first release, ""From Russia with Love"" doubled ""Dr. No""s gross by earning $12.5 million ($ million in dollars) at the worldwide box office. After reissue it"
"his tenure with the film series, Barry's music, variously brassy and moody, achieved very wide appeal. For ""From Russia with Love"" he composed ""007"", an alternative James Bond signature theme, which is featured in four other Bond films (""Thunderball"", ""You Only Live Twice"", ""Diamonds Are Forever"" and ""Moonraker""). The theme ""Stalking"", for the teaser sequence of ""From Russia with Love"", was covered by colleague Marvin Hamlisch for ""The Spy Who Loved Me"" (1977). (The music and lyrics for ""From Russia with Love""'s title song were written by Lionel Bart, whose musical theatre credits included ""Oliver!"") Barry also contributed indirectly to"
"Song of Russia Song of Russia is a 1944 American war film made and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The picture was credited as being directed by Gregory Ratoff, though Ratoff collapsed near the end of the five-month production, and was replaced by László Benedek, who completed principal photography; the credited screenwriters were Paul Jarrico and Richard J. Collins. The film stars Robert Taylor, Susan Peters, and Robert Benchley. American conductor John Meredith (Robert Taylor) and his manager, Hank Higgins (Robert Benchley), go to the Soviet Union shortly before the country is invaded by Germany. Meredith falls in love with beautiful Soviet"
"Melody"", ""Russian Waltz"", ""Tenderness"", ""Hope"", ""The Old Maple Tree"", ""The Song of the Perturbed Youth"", a series of the ""Gagarin Constellation"", ""The Bird of Happiness"" (from the 1981 film ""O Sport, You - the world!"", whose the song is subsequently very known in both Russia and China when performed by Russian singer Vitas since 2003) and ""Good-Bye Moscow"" which was used as the farewell tune of the 22nd Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980. ""Tenderness"" was used with great effect in Tatyana Lioznova's 1967 film ""Three Poplars on Plutschikha"". Her husband, the eminent Soviet era poet Nikolai Dobronravov, contributed lyrics"
"From Russia with Love (film) From Russia with Love is a 1963 British spy film and the second in the ""James Bond"" film series produced by Eon Productions, as well as Sean Connery's second role as MI6 agent James Bond. It was directed by Terence Young, produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, and written by Richard Maibaum and Johanna Harwood, based on Ian Fleming's similarly named 1957 novel. In the film, Bond is sent to assist in the defection of Soviet consulate clerk Tatiana Romanova in Turkey, where SPECTRE plans to avenge Bond's killing of Dr. No. Following"
"US and Canada and $1,884,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $782,000. Song of Russia Song of Russia is a 1944 American war film made and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The picture was credited as being directed by Gregory Ratoff, though Ratoff collapsed near the end of the five-month production, and was replaced by László Benedek, who completed principal photography; the credited screenwriters were Paul Jarrico and Richard J. Collins. The film stars Robert Taylor, Susan Peters, and Robert Benchley. American conductor John Meredith (Robert Taylor) and his manager, Hank Higgins (Robert Benchley), go to the Soviet Union shortly before the"
"Russian Rhapsody (film) Russian Rhapsody is a 1944 ""Merrie Melodies"" cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. Nazi German bombers are failing to make it to Moscow in World War II; infuriated by his soldiers' constant failure, Adolf Hitler announces his decision via a radio broadcast at a ""New Odor"" rally that he will personally fly a heavy bomber to attack the Russians. On the way to Moscow, Soviet gremlins sneak onto the plane in flight and without Hitler's being aware of what's going on, begin to dismantle it while singing ""We Are Gremlins from the Kremlin"" to the tunes of “Ochi"
"composed by John Barry, who was nominated for a 1964 Grammy Award for Outstanding Original Music. The original album has been re-released on CD with many of the tracks available in the public domain on various John Barry collections. The tune ""Greensleeves"" occurs throughout the score. Unusually, it was not Barry but Johnnie Spence who conducted the score for the film and album release. Like Barry, Spence was signed to Ember Records: as Matt Monro's musical director, he had conducted the version of Barry's ""From Russia with Love"" song used in the film earlier in 1963. In addition to showcasing"
"Richard) and ""Rock with the Cavemen"", ""Handful of Songs"", ""Butterfingers"" and ""Little White Bull"" (for Tommy Steele). During this period, Steele and Mike Pratt were his songwriting partners. He won three Ivor Novello Awards in 1957, a further four in 1958, and two in 1960. He wrote the theme song for the 1963 James Bond film ""From Russia with Love"". His other hits include: ""Do You Mind?"" (recorded by both Anthony Newley and Andy Williams), ""Big Time"" (a 1961 cover by Jack Jones of his ""Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be"" show tune), ""Easy Going Me"" (Adam Faith), and ""Always"
"Arise, Russian people! ""Arise, Russian People!"" Is a patriotic song from the Soviet film ""Alexander Nevsky"" (1938) directed by Sergei Eisenstein. The music is composed by Sergei Prokofiev, with lyricist Vladimir Lugovskoy. ""Arise, Russian people!"" is also the fourth movement of the Prokofiev cantata ""Alexander Nevsky"" (adapted from the film score in 1939), which has seven parts: ""Russia under the Mongolian Yoke,"" ""Song about Alexander Nevsky,"" ""Crusaders in Pskov,"" ""Arise, Russian People!"" ""Battle of the Ice,"" ""Field of the Dead,"" and ""Alexander's Entry into Pskov."" In the primary theme of ""Arise, Russian People!"" Prokofiev makes use of ancient Russian motifs"
"a theme for James Bond given to them by Monty Norman. Barry was hired and the result was one of the most famous signature tunes in film history, the ""James Bond Theme"". (Credit goes to Monty Norman, see here.) When the producers of the Bond series engaged Lionel Bart to score the next James Bond film ""From Russia with Love"" (1963), they discovered that Bart could neither read nor write music. Though Bart wrote a title song for the film, the producers remembered Barry's arrangement of the James Bond Theme and his composing and arranging for several films with Adam"
"some controversy in Russia due to its reversal of roles. In the United States, Leslie Felperin of ""Variety"" wrote: ""Strictly as a film, however, ""Admiral"" is entertaining enough in a retro ""Doctor Zhivago""/""War and Peace"" sort of way, with its big setpieces, lavish costumes and string-laden orchestral score. For all intents and purposes, pic reps a virtual mirror image of those old patriotic Soviet-era movies wherein the Reds were the heroes and the White Army the baddies."" The main original song for the film is called ""Anna"". It is performed by Russian singer Victoria Dayneko. The music for the song"
"keeping with the film's theme of gold and metal, make heavy use of brass, and also metallic chimes. The film's score is described as ""brassy and raunchy"" with ""a sassy sexiness to it"". ""Goldfinger"" began the tradition of Bond theme songs introduced over the opening title sequence, the style of the song from the pop genre and using popular artists. [Although the title song, sung by Matt Monro, in ""From Russia with Love"" was introduced in a few phrases on Bond's first appearance, a full rendition on the sound track only commenced for the final scene on the waters at"
"Leshchenko (""Native Land"", ""Goodbye""), Masha Rasputina (""Himalayas"", ""Me and You"", ""I was Born in Siberia"", ""Music Around"", ""You Are Not My First Love"", ""Live, Country!""), Philipp Kirkorov (""Atlantida"", ""You, You, You"", ""Sky and Earth""), VIA Vesyolye Rebyata (""If You Love"", ""Not a Minute's Rest"", ""Don't Worry, Auntie""), VIA Samotsvety (""All That is in My Life""), VIA Leysia Pesnia (""Where Have You Been?""), and VIA Zemlyane (""Believe, Earth""). Songs with Derbenyov's lyrics were also part of well-known soundtracks for a number of Russian hit films, including ""There is But a Moment"" from ""The Sannikov Land"" and ""The Song about Bears"" from"
"James Bond Theme The ""James Bond Theme"" is the main signature theme of the James Bond films and has featured in every Eon Productions Bond film since ""Dr. No"", released in 1962. The piece has been used as an accompanying fanfare to the gun barrel sequence in almost every James Bond film. The ""James Bond Theme"" has accompanied the opening titles twice, as part of the medley that opens ""Dr. No"" and then again in the opening credits of ""From Russia with Love"" (1963). It has been used as music over the end credits for ""Dr. No"", ""Thunderball"" (1965), ""On"
"known for creating the book, music and lyrics for ""Oliver!"", he was described by Andrew Lloyd Webber as ""the father of the modern British musical"". In 1963 he won the Tony Award for Best Original Score for ""Oliver!"", and the 1968 film version of the musical won a total of 6 Academy Awards including the Academy Award for Best Picture. His other notable compositions include the theme song to the James Bond film ""From Russia with Love"", and the hit songs ""Living Doll"" by Cliff Richard, ""Far Away"" by Shirley Bassey, ""Do You Mind?"" (recorded by both Anthony Newley and"
"Lotte Lenya Lotte Lenya (18 October 1898 – 27 November 1981) was an Austrian singer, diseuse, and actress, long based in the United States. In the German-speaking and classical music world she is best remembered for her performances of the songs of her husband, Kurt Weill. In English-language cinema, she was nominated for an Academy Award for her role as a jaded aristocrat in ""The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone"" (1961). She also played the murderous and sadistic Rosa Klebb in the James Bond movie ""From Russia with Love"" (1963). In 1922 Lenya was seen by her future husband, German"
"movie's theme song ""You're my hope, you're my joy"" was composed by her and Nikolai Dobronranov, and was sung by Lev Leshchenko. Battle of Moscow (film) The Battle of Moscow (Russian: ""Битва за Москву"", ""Bitva za Moskvu"") is a 1985 Soviet two-part war film, presenting a dramatized account of the 1941 Battle of Moscow and the events preceding it. The films were a Soviet-East German-Czechoslovak-Vietnamese co-production directed by Yuri Ozerov who also wrote the script. It was made in time for the 40th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany and the 20th anniversary of the proclamation of the"
"Lev Leschenko</ref> in 1999 Leshchenko got a star on the Star Square in Moscow. In March 2014 he signed a letter in support of the position of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin on Russian annexation of Crimea. For this he was banned from entering Ukraine. Crimea is since March 2014 under dispute by Russia and Ukraine. Lev Leshchenko Lev Valerjanovich Leshchenko (; born 1 February 1942), is a Russian singer, who was best known for his rendition of ""Den Pobedy"" and the 1980 Summer Olympics closing ceremony theme song ""Do svidanja, Moskva"". Lev Leshchenko was born on 1 February"
"Wide is My Motherland ""Wide is My Motherland"" (), also known as ""Song of the Motherland"" (), is a famous patriotic song of Russia and the former Soviet Union. The music was composed by Isaac Dunaevsky and the words were written by Vasily Lebedev-Kumach. The song was first featured in the classic Soviet film """"Circus"""" in 1936. The song made its début in the 1936 film ""Circus"", starring Lyubov Orlova and Sergei Stolyarov. The film depicts the story of an American woman who flees from racism in the United States after giving birth to an African-American child. She comes to"
"Katerina Ksenyeva Katerina Yuryevna Ksenyeva (, born December 5, 1975) is a Russian actress, singer, composer and journalist. New York-based singer, composer, actress, author and journalist from Saint Petersburg, Russia. In 2013, Ksenyeva started working on permanent basis in New York City singing in English and Hebrew. She is known as the leading actress in the film ""Don't Think About White Monkeys"" and in the TV series ""Grim Tales From Russia"". Her music album ""Lullaby for a Man"" is noted for its original style and high vocal quality. Katerina Ksenyeva was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (formerly Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR)."
"list of Mack's female conquests in the song. Her role as Vivien Leigh's earthy friend Contessa Magda Terribili-Gonzales in the screen version of Tennessee Williams' ""The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone"" (1961) brought Lenya an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress. In 1963, she was cast as the SPECTRE agent Rosa Klebb in the James Bond movie ""From Russia with Love"" starring Sean Connery and Robert Shaw. In 1966, Lenya originated the role of Fräulein Schneider in the original Broadway cast of the musical ""Cabaret"". Kander and Ebb's score was considered by some to be inspired by Weill's music."
"film was shot in London. The critically acclaimed music to ""The Russia House"" was composed and conducted by veteran composer Jerry Goldsmith. The score featured a mixture of Russian music and jazz to complement the nationalities and characteristics of the two main characters. There were four main featured soloists, with only one receiving a card on the opening titles - Branford Marsalis on soprano saxophone; a duduk player (an Armenian double reed instrument), pianist Mike Lang and double bassist John Patitucci. A soundtrack album has been released twice. The first edition was released as a film tie in on 11"
"love, who is also appearing in the show. Finally, all the cast members are reunited, including the Russian maid, who finds her lost love, Boris. The movie's happy ending includes an extravagant stage piece with gorgeously attired chorus girls, happily reunited parents and child, and the happy kiss between Sylvia and Ricky, who is now the producer of a successful musical show. Cast notes Allan Jones introduces in ""Everybody Sing"" the pop standard ""The One I Love"", with lyrics by Gus Kahn and music by Bronisław Kaper and Walter Jurmann. The film also includes three other songs from the same"
"Russ Columbo Ruggiero Eugenio di Rodolfo Colombo (January 14, 1908 – September 2, 1934), known as Russ Columbo, was an American baritone, songwriter, violinist and actor. He is famous for romantic ballads such as his signature tune ""You Call It Madness, But I Call It Love"" and his own compositions ""Prisoner of Love"" and ""Too Beautiful For Words."" Columbo was born in Camden, New Jersey, the twelfth child of Italian immigrant parents, Nicola and Giulia (Julia) Colombo. He attended Everett Grammar School and started playing the violin at a very young age and debuted professionally at the age of 13."
"in Russia. A 1940 film of the same name, also based on the operetta directed by Robert Z. Leonard and W. S. Van Dyke (uncredited), starred Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy and also reworked the plot, though it was slightly more faithful than the 1930 version. However, the music was not always presented faithfully. The 1930 version added new songs not by Romberg, and the 1940 version turns the melancholy tango number ""Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise"", originally sung by the hero's best friend, into a cheerful little ditty sung by Eddy while he shines his shoes. ""New Moon"""
"it has been used as the theme song of ""Vremya"", the TV news program on USSR Central Television and Russian Channel One (although the tune has been re-orchestrated a few times since then). It was also used as the opening theme for the four-part Channel 4 documentary ""Spitfire Ace"" in Great Britain. The theme has been used in subsequent films, most notably Theodore Ushev's ""Tower Bawher"" and Guy Maddin's short film ""The Heart of the World"". It was performed at the close of the 2010 Olympic ceremony in Vancouver, conducted live by Valery Gergiev, to present the 2014 Winter Olympics,"
"to his friends and his beloved Natasha (Marina Ladynina), he goes to Siberia. He works on the construction of a plant, and in the evenings sings in a teahouse. By chance, weather conditions force the plane with Andrey's friends, Boris Olenich (Vladimir Zeldin) and Natasha, who are flying to a competition abroad, to land at the airport near the building of the plant. Andrey meets them and it changes his life. He travels to the Arctic and inspired by the heroic labor of the builders to write a symphonic oratorio ""Ballad of Siberia"", which receives universal recognition. It is a"
"Lev Leshchenko Lev Valerjanovich Leshchenko (; born 1 February 1942), is a Russian singer, who was best known for his rendition of ""Den Pobedy"" and the 1980 Summer Olympics closing ceremony theme song ""Do svidanja, Moskva"". Lev Leshchenko was born on 1 February 1942 in Moscow, Soviet Union. His father, Valerjan Andreevich (1904–2004), was a Red Army officer who was at war outside of Moscow. He was accorded with medals for participation in the Second World War. His mother, Claudia Petrovna Leshchenko (1915 to 1943), died shortly after Leshchenko was born. His grandparents, along with his stepmother Irina Pavlovna Leshchenko,"
"the primary use of the ""James Bond Theme"" has been with action scenes. The first appearance of the ""James Bond Theme"" was in ""Dr. No"". There it was used as part of the actual gunbarrel and main title sequence. In ""From Russia with Love"", the ""James Bond Theme"" appears not only in the gunbarrel pre-title sequence, but as part of the main title theme and in the track ""James Bond with Bongos"". It is a slower, jazzier, somewhat punchier rendition than the original orchestration. The original Barry arrangement from ""Dr. No"" is heard during a check of Bond's room for"